Spread the love Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will not contest the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday announced that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections, citing his advancing age, declining health and what he described as the growing corruption in politics.In a post on X, Siddaramaiah, 79,...
‘Don’t cry later’: Owaisi makes alliance offer to Akhilesh to oust BJP in UP polls
Spread the love Brushing off the BJP’s “B-team” tag, Owaisi said he does not want the BJP to continue in power. NEW DELHI: Asaduddin Owaisi, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, expressed apparent willingness to tie up with the INDIA bloc, particularly with Akhilesh Yadav‘s Samajwadi Party, to take on the ruling BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.During a rally...
4 killed, several injured in massive explosion at Assam rod manufacturing unit
Spread the love SILCHAR: At least four workers were killed and several others injured in a massive explosion, suspected to have been triggered by a gas cylinder blast, at a rod manufacturing unit in Assam‘s Cachar district on Sunday.The blast occurred at around 11.30 am at the Kade Global Infrastructure LLP in Pangram under the Udharband police station limits.The powerful...
RDJ’s role led to Chris Evans’ return as Captain America for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Spread the love Chris Evans said Robert Downey Jr.’s return and the Russo brothers’ pitch finally convinced him to bring Captain America back to the MCU.Image credit (Instagram) Chris Evans has revealed why he finally felt ready to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Steve Rogers/Captain America in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ after more than five years away from the role....
Sanjay Raut claims Fadnavis may replace Pralhad Joshi as education minister
Spread the love Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that newly appointed Union education minister Pralhad Joshi’s is only ‘interim’ minister. He alleged that the Centre is searching for a permanent replacement and suggested that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis could eventually be given the portfolio.Addressing a press conference, Raut said Joshi was better suited to his...
US announces new visa restrictions to crack down on overseas fraud networks
Spread the love The US government has unveiled a new visa restriction policy under the Immigration and Nationality Act, aimed at dismantling overseas criminal networks accused of defrauding Americans of billions of dollars. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced the measures stressing that it will apply not only to individuals directly involved in cybercrime but also to their immediate...
You wash your vegetables — but is that enough to kill Cyclospora?
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiJul 26, 2026 01:59 PM IST The United States is witnessing an unusual surge in cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. More than 4,000 cases and 80 hospitalisations have been reported across over 30 states, with health officials linking a multistate outbreak to contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce served at...
’52 tonnes waste cleared’: NDMC races to restore Jantar Mantar after CJP protest
Spread the love NDMC workers repaint walls and clean roads around Jantar Mantar following the conclusion of the protest NEW DELHI: Jantar Mantar and key roads in central Delhi turned into a massive clean-up zone on Sunday, with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) deploying more than 100 sanitation workers, heavy vehicles and mechanised equipment to clear the aftermath of...
India issues Black Sea advisory after strike in Ukraine’s Odesa, calls region ‘highly volatile’
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has issued a fresh advisory urging Indian nationals to exercise extreme caution before accepting employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the Black Sea region.The ministry warned that the security situation in the conflict-hit maritime corridor remains “highly volatile”, with commercial vessels facing persistent risks from missile and drone...
Why Tilak Varma called India’s Zimbabwe series win a ‘relief’
Spread the love Tilak Varma (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Tilak Varma said the T20I series win over Zimbabwe was a big relief after India’s disappointing performances in the previous two series against Ireland and England.India sealed their first series victory in three attempts with a dominant 90-run win in the second T20I in Harare on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0...
